G/SPS/N/JPN/1236  
15 November 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Live poultry, poultry meat and egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg 
products from France . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian 
Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, poultry 
meat and egg products from France, including those shipped through third countries, since 
1 October 2023, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks of poultry to 
be exported to Japan from France", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to 
be exported to Japan from France" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic  Animal 
Infectious Disease Control".  
However, the following commodities are exempt from the import suspension measures : 
a) Live poultry for which an export quarantine certificate was issued by the French 
government on and before 30 September 2023 ; 
b) Poultry meat and egg products which are produced (including packaging) on and before 
30 September 2023, as certified by an export quarantine certificate issued by the 
government of the exporting country ; 
c) Poultry meat products derived from live poultry i mported from France to the exporting 
country on and before 30 September 2023, as certified by an export quarantine 
certificate issued by the government of the exporting country.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  HPAI vaccination 
was started for farmed ducks in France.  G/SPS/N/JPN/1236  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4. "Infection with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Current  "Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan 
from France" and "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to 
Japan from France":  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chick_i_france.pdf  
https://www.maff.go .jp/aqs/hou/require/pdf/fr_ahr_poultrymeat_20181109.pdf  
(available in English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
1 October 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343 
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp